Memories and Most Recently Used Frequency Utility

I have spent countless hours enjoying my Flex-6500. To improve my operatingproficiency I have written a utility to track my most recently used frequencies
and save frequently used frequencies for easy recall. I have successfully used
the utility with 1.3.0 and 1.3.8 versions of Flex Radio’s SmartSDR.

The utility is called FRStack and I am releasing a beta version of this
utility for your review and enjoyment. If you wish to report an issue or
suggest an improvement use the utility’s Help Menu Contact Support link.

You can start FRStack before or after you start SmartSDR. FRStack does not
require CAT. Slices appear and disappear
in FRStack as they are created and destroyed in SmartSDR. You can also swap
Slice settings with another slice which helps when logging QSOs which are
typically logged against Slice A.

I have tested FRStack using a Flex-6500 but it was written to also support the Flex-6300 and Flex-6700.

I will investigate this week. All FRStack support is handled through the support email link in the FRStack application. Please email me at MKCMSoftware AT gmail.com so I can contact you if necessary.

73,Mark

PS. I have updated FRStack to address this issue. Version 0.5.4.0 public Beta release of utility is available. If your PC is connected to the internet FRStack will prompt you to install the new version. If not you can use the original link above to get the latest installer.

Version 0.5.5.0 public Beta release of utility is available. If your PC is connected to the internet FRStack will prompt you to install the new version. If not you can use the original link above to get the latest installer.

This version adds: Favorites Tab and ability to mark Memory as a Favorite TX Profile Tab and ability to link Memory to a TX Profile Option to change button Font Size and Color Import File now merges with existing memories Replace horizontal button scrolling with wrapping

For some reason my "Avast" security determined there was a threat with FRStack and removed the file? I disabled the file portion of the security and downloaded again fine but when I enabled my security complete it moved the application out again, any help would be much appreciated as this one has me scratching my head. Evidently my security had an update and decided FRStack had an issue.

Mark, thank you for your program. It reads all memories I havestored in my 6500.What puzzles me, though, is that although the memories areread by FRStack and populate it's memory window, if I click"Apply" only mode change is applied, no frequency change.Otherwise FRStack is great and I would like to use it formemory management.

I love this program and use it all the time. Not to sound unappreciative but I'd really like to see a scan function. In other words, have frequencies stored in a couple banks and have the ability to scan through the frequencies in each bank and stop when squelch is broken. I have several VHF frequencies I use and it would be nice not to have to use up a bunch of slices to monitor them. One slice that scans through a bank of frequencies would be wonderful.

I’ve already sung the praises of FRStack, but Mark (AA3RK) has
clearly had his ear to the ground and the latest beta version offers even more features,
including a scanning function as well as addressing other shortcomings in SSDR
such as user definable hotkeys.

I hope this additional functionality is eventually
incorporated into future releases of SSDR, rather than having to run additional
standalone apps.

Mark offers excellent support, and tonight kindly remotely accessed
my computer to remove an obscure gremlin causing FRStack to not load
properly. It is gratifying to receive
such help from a fellow amateur, remembering all the time and effort freely given
into authoring the program in the first place.

Jeff - I couldnt agree more about the support, attention to detail, and listening to the users that Mark did in the beta. He has set the bar very high.

But I MUST disagree about having this incorporated into smart sdr.

If its in smart sdr it wont get the level of attention to detail and care that it deserves. I'd much rather have smartsdr be a core enabler, and see things like memory, DAX and CAT all be done outside of Flex such that it could get more attention. Have Flex give us great APIs and let others build the ancillary tools.

Only 3 weeks ago I mentioned on this tread that it would be really nice if DDUtil had a frequency scanning feature. Mark immediately asked for a bit more detail and included me in his group of beta testers. All I can say is wow and thank you Mark for including me.

Thank you very much for a great tool and the attention to detail you've demonstrated in this latest release of DDUtil. Its truly a wonderful addition to our already great Flex radios Mark.

I actually caught a 6 meter opening today by using the scanning feature!

I love the new squelch feature in FRStack. I often have multiple slices
open and have all or most of them squelched. When a station comes on
and brakes the squelch, it is often difficult to determine which slice
it occurred on. Would it be possible to something on the slice bar on the right side of the screen change to a different color (say green or red) when the squelch
is passed on that slice? This is not an absolute necessity, but it
would really be nice to have.

Mark - I have FRStack working well with the memories and such, but when I activate the SSB/AM Meter Level Mute the vertical audio slider is grayed out. The slider can be slid up and down, but makes no difference with the audio. Using Win7 Home. Any suggestions?

Mark, great job on V1.5.1. I especially like the option where you can switch the active slice and the transmitter flag follows it and all other slices are muted. Very handy for multiple band operation. Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to the next iteration. I think FRS should take a serious look at this app. Thank You

I am glad you like using FRStack. I am not aware of a CAT based command to invoke the TUNE function. I am not aware of your exact use case but If you are VPN'ed into the network with the Radio you could run FRStack remotely and use the HotKey feature of FRStack. Hopefully another Community member will have additional information for you. 73